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Grand Union Orchestra

on BBC Radio 3

Rhythm of the Tides by Tony Haynes is the result of a two-year collaboration between Grand Union and a group of musicians from Lisbon. It takes its inspiration from the epic poem Lusiads by the 16th-century Portuguese poet Luis Camoes. Debbie Dickinson introduces a recording of a concert given by the 21-piece orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall , London, last October, when they performed the work with singers Maria Joao
Silveira, Paulo de Carvalho ,
Brenda Rattray and Richard Scott. The orchestra also included Chris Biscoe
(reeds). Paul Jayasinha (trumpet/ cello), Sadjo Djolo (kora), Wen Xin Zhao (pipa), Balu Srivastav (sitar/ tabla), Wye (djembe) and Brian Abrahams (drums). During the interval. Tony Haynes talks to Debbie Dickinson about his large-scale compositions. Producer Derek Drescher

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Haynes
Unknown:
Luis Camoes.
Introduces:
Debbie Dickinson
Unknown:
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Singers:
Maria Joao
Unknown:
Paulo de Carvalho
Unknown:
Brenda Rattray
Unknown:
Richard Scott.
Unknown:
Chris Biscoe
Unknown:
Paul Jayasinha
Cello:
Sadjo Djolo
Unknown:
Wen Xin Zhao
Unknown:
Balu Srivastav
Unknown:
Brian Abrahams
Talks:
Tony Haynes
Unknown:
Debbie Dickinson
Producer:
Derek Drescher

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